Give the Gift of Life: Blood Drives This Week in Central Maine (Jan. 19-24)

Are you giving blood this week? It takes just a little amount of time and your donation is crucial to the American Red Cross. Did you know that 1 pint can save up to 3 lives? Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day. Let's do our part.

Here is where you can donate this week, Jan. 12-17:

• January 20, YMCA Augusta, 31 Union Street, Augusta, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• January 20, Dept of Health and Human Services, 91 Camden Street, Rockland, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• January 21, Mountain Valley High School, Hancock Street, Rumford, 8:15 AM – 2:00 PM
• January 22, Augusta Armory, 179 Western Avenue, Augusta, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• January 23, Ice Vault of Maine, 203 Whitten Road, Hallowell, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• January 24, Notre Dame Church, 112 Silver Street, Waterville, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• January 24, Walmart, 615 Wilton Road, Farmington, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

You can also donate daily at the Central Maine Medical Center Blood Donation Center in Lewiston from 11:45am-7pm.

To make a blood donation appointment, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)